Nicholas Friedman '17 received the Jo C. Hebard ’69 Memorial Prize, awarded to an outstanding senior who, through academic achievement and community service,
demonstrates particular promise of making a significant contribution in the field
of health and human services.

Kristine Vorwerk '17 received recognition as a top 5 presenter at the undergraduate poster session of
the ACS Computers in Chemistry division at the Spring 2017 meeting of the American
Chemical Society in San Francisco, CA.

Elise Tierney '18was one of only two undergraduate poster competition winners at the 31st Protein Society
Annual Symposium in Montreal, Canada, in August. Sampriti Thapa and Lieza Chan also
contributed to the work presented in the poster.

Chemistry is the scientific investigation of the composition of matter and its transformations.
Chemistry is at the heart of modern scientific and technical inquiry--from the composition
of distant stars, to geochemical transformations taking place deep within our own
planet, to modern pharmaceuticals and high-performance materials, to our own bodies.
Indeed, chemistry is often dubbed the "central science," as knowledge of modern chemistry
is key to advances in fields as diverse as geology, neuroscience, molecular biology,
and materials science.

Students who major in chemistry at Skidmore College will graduate with a strong foundation
in the chemical sciences, with hands-on experience using modern instrumentation such
as nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC),
and with experience in conducing research and the opportunity to participate in internships
to refine their skills.